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One new case of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, testing expanded

Jun 1, 2020 | 2:26 PM

The province has recorded one new case of COVID-19 in the Regina region.

The provincial total remains at 646 cases, however, after a positive sample counted in the tally was retested and confirmed to be negative.

Of the 646 cases, 47 are considered active. Six people have recovered, bringing the provincial total to 588.

Four people remain in hospital. Two are receiving inpatient care in Regina and Saskatoon and two are in intensive care in Saskatoon.

The latest numbers in Saskatchewan. (Aaron Schulze/paNOW Staff)

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Of the province’s cases, 142 are travellers, 382 are community contacts, including mass gatherings. There are 76 cases that have no known exposures and 46 are under investigation by local public health.

Overall, 50 cases are health care workers, although not all sourced their infections at work. There are 256 cases in the Far North, 169 in the Saskatoon area, 112 in the North, 80 from the Regina area, 17 from the South and 12 from the central region.

The latest numbers of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. (submitted photo/SHA)

There are 95 cases involving people 19 years old and younger and the remainder are adults.

There are 230 cases in the 20 to 39 age range, 197 in the 40 to 59 age range, 106 in the 60 to 79 age range, and 18 in the 80-plus age range.

Of all cases, 52 per cent are females and 48 per cent are males.

There have been 11 deaths from COVID-19 so far to date.

Up until today, there have been 48,272 tests for the virus performed in the province.

Testing expanded

If you are working outside home, or returning to work as part of the Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan, testing is available to you.

Starting on June 5, the testing criteria will be expanded and offered to those admitted to acute care for more than 24 hours, including expectant mothers. Those who are immunocompromised individuals and their health care providers can be tested.

The province reminds the public the lab tests have limitations and false positive or negative results may happen.

If a positive test result is questioned, the original sample is re-tested along with an additional sample. If those results are negative, the finding is determined to be a false positive.

When no symptoms are present, testing one day doesn’t mean you’re negative for COVID-19. False negative results can occur early in the course of an infection, such as if you’re tested too soon after being exposed to COVID-19. You are urged to get tested again if symptoms develop.

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